diff --git a/cdist/argparse.py b/cdist/argparse.py
index 849b19d2..4501774c 100644
--- a/cdist/argparse.py
+++ b/cdist/argparse.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def get_parsers():
            '-R', '--use-archiving', nargs='?',
            choices=('tar', 'tgz', 'tbz2', 'txz',),
            help=('Operate by using archiving with compression where '
-                 'apropriate. Supported values are: tar - tar archive, '
+                 'appropriate. Supported values are: tar - tar archive, '
                  'tgz - gzip tar archive (the default), '
                  'tbz2 - bzip2 tar archive and txz - lzma tar archive. '
                  'Currently in beta.'),
diff --git a/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst b/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst
index c494ff57..79485594 100644
--- a/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst
+++ b/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Install command is currently in beta.
 .. option:: -R [{tar,tgz,tbz2,txz}], --use-archiving [{tar,tgz,tbz2,txz}]
 
     Operate by using archiving with compression where
-    apropriate. Supported values are: tar - tar archive,
+    appropriate. Supported values are: tar - tar archive,
     tgz - gzip tar archive (the default), tbz2 - bzip2 tar
     archive and txz - lzma tar archive. Currently in beta.